diff --git a/parser/Filelist.parser.mk b/parser/Filelist.parser.mk
index e7399632..aa97e534 100644
--- a/parser/Filelist.parser.mk
+++ b/parser/Filelist.parser.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ passes/fold_redir                                                             \
 passes/fold_whitespace                                                        \
 passes/fold_word                                                              \
 passes/paren_to_nquote                                                        \
+passes/remove_whitespace                                                      \
 passes/split_double_paren                                                     \
 passes/template_file                                                          \
 token_lifetime                                                                \
diff --git a/parser/include/parser/passes.h b/parser/include/parser/passes.h
index fdced4d4..40437119 100644
--- a/parser/include/parser/passes.h
+++ b/parser/include/parser/passes.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/10/02 18:43:41 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/10/07 16:46:03 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/10/08 15:19:03 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ t_error	ts_split_paren(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output);
 t_error ts_do_fuck_all(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output);
 t_error ts_fold_expension(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output);
 t_error ts_fold_redir(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output);
+t_error ts_remove_whitespace(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output);
 
 #endif /* PASSES_H */
diff --git a/parser/src/passes.c b/parser/src/passes.c
index c2279cb9..e0ca6e16 100644
--- a/parser/src/passes.c
+++ b/parser/src/passes.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/10/02 18:41:16 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/10/08 14:52:02 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/10/08 15:19:01 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static const struct s_ts_pass_def	g_ts_passes[] = {\
 	// there should be an ts_fold_arith here
 {ts_split_paren, "split double parenthesis"}, \
 	{ts_fold_redir, "fold redir+argument"}, \
+	{ts_remove_whitespace, "rm extra whitespace"}, \
 	{ts_fold_cmd, "fold into cmd"}, \
 };
 
diff --git a/parser/src/passes/remove_whitespace.c b/parser/src/passes/remove_whitespace.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0b8abcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/src/passes/remove_whitespace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   remove_whitespace.c                                :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2024/10/02 19:04:32 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2024/10/08 15:18:58 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "me/types.h"
+#include "me/vec/vec_token.h"
+#include "parser/passes.h"
+#include "parser/token.h"
+
+/// This is a sample pass
+///
+/// There is a few rules the rest of the tokenizer machinery assumes
+/// theses function follows:
+/// 	- the input vec WILL be freed when the function return, even in
+/// 		case of error
+/// 	- the output vector isn't populated if the function returns an error,
+/// 		thus it shouldn't be freed in case of error
+/// 	- the output tokens may not be direct copy of the input tokens,
+/// 		but need to be cloned (different allocations for stuff)
+
+t_error ts_remove_whitespace(t_vec_token input, t_vec_token *output)
+{
+	t_vec_token out;
+	t_usize		i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	out = vec_token_new(input.len, token_free);
+	while (i < input.len)
+	{
+		if (vec_token_get(&input, i)->type != TOK_WHITESPACE)
+			vec_token_push(&out, token_clone(vec_token_get(&input, i)));
+		i++;
+	}
+	vec_token_free(input);
+	return (*output = out, NO_ERROR);
+}